Synthesis and structure of hexa-aqua-cobalt bis-(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium) tetra-aqua-bis-(benzene-1,3,5-tri-carboxyl-ato-κO)cobalt.

The title compound, (C4H7N2)2[Co(H2O)6][Co(C9H3O6)2(H2O)4] (1), was synthesized from cobalt(II) chloride, 1,3,5-benzene tri-carb-oxy-lic acid (Hbtc) and 2-methyl-imidazole (H-2mIm) under ambient conditions. The structure of 1 is here reported and compared with the parent complex hexa-aqua-cobalt bis-(1H-imidazol-3-ium) tetra-aqua-bis-(benzene-1,3,5-tri-carboxyl-ato)cobalt (2).